Josh Hawley wants to punish Disney by taking copyright law back to 1909 and that sucks
I can’t believe I’m taking Disney’s side on anything I have been told to blog about Senator Josh Hawley’s new copyright bill, and I do this...
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Summer Game Fest is taking E3’s June slot
Summer Game Fest will kick off on June 9th with a live show and indie game showcase produced by Double Fine and Iam8bit. Microsoft will also be at...
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Microsoft’s pen-first notetaking app Journal graduates from a Garage project into a fully supported app
Microsoft has elevated its Garage project Journal, a journaling app designed for styluses and pens, into a full-fledged product now called Microsoft...
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YouTube is taking on over-the-air TV with nearly 4,000 free episodes of TV
YouTube announced that you’ll now be able to stream nearly 4,000 episodes of TV for free, as long as you’re also willing to watch ads during the...
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Adobe is taking another step into NFTs
Adobe has added support for the Polygon blockchain platform to its Behance social network, letting artists make theoretically more environmentally...
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Discord’s new policy will ban harmful medical advice, taking aim at anti-vaxx groups
Discord is overhauling its policies to tackle health misinformation, off-platform behavior, and hate speech. The new policies take effect on March...
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The Call of Duty series is reportedly taking a break in 2023
Activision Blizzard is delaying a Call of Duty title that had been scheduled to release in 2023, according to Bloomberg. There has been a new...
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Uber and Lyft are taking on healthcare, and drivers are just along for the ride
Uber and Lyft have launched non-emergency medical transport arms, aiming to take on the industry that gives rides to Medicaid recipients. Experts...
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Twitter’s new CEO is taking ‘a few weeks’ of parental leave and should feel free to take even more
Parag Agrawal, who became Twitter’s CEO in November, will take "a few weeks" of paternity leave for the birth of his second child....
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A renowned community of quilters is taking on copycats — and winning
The quilts of Gee’s Bend are world-famous, but profit has typically gone to outside parties. Now quilters in the community are selling directly on...
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Netflix’s All of Us Are Dead takes zombie shows to new places
All of Us Are Dead, the latest Korean zombie thriller on Netflix, debuts on January 28th and introduces some clever twists to the horror genre. Early...
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The Better CEO who fired 900 people over a Zoom call is taking time off
CEO Vishal Garg will reportedly take time off from Better.com, the company he founded in 2012, following backlash over how he fired 900 employees...
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Ford stops taking reservations for the F-150 Lightning
Ford is no longer taking deposits for its upcoming F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck as it gets ready to start shipping the first ones in a few...
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Activision Blizzard employees create strike fund while taking steps toward unionization
Activision Blizzard employees have established a $1 million GoFundMe to offset wages lost by employees participating in the latest walkout. A...
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Intel is taking its self-driving company Mobileye public in 2022
Intel will take Mobileye public in mid-2022, the chipmaker said. The Israeli company makes vision systems and autonomous vehicle hardware. Intel...
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Google is taking sign-ups for Relate, a voice assistant that recognizes impaired speech
Google launched a new app called Relate as part of its effort to make more inclusive tools for people with speech impairments. Google launched a beta...
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Blizzard co-lead Jen Oneal steps down three months after taking the role
Jen Oneal is stepping down as a co-lead of Blizzard three months after taking the role in the wake of the sexual harassment lawsuit brought against...
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Snap is taking action to address fentanyl dealing on Snapchat
Snapchat has announced a series of measures it’s taking to crack down on drug dealing on its platform. This includes a new Heads Up educational...
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Kobo announces two new e-readers, including $260 note-taking Sage
Kobo has announced a pair of new e-readers: the $260 Kobo Sage and $180 Libra 2. The Sage supports the Kobo Stylus to let users take notes, while the...
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Amazon’s automotive efforts appear to be taking a pit stop
Amazon announced a slew of new products at its fall hardware event, but shared no updates on the Echo Auto or Ring’s line of car security products....
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The time a human-driven car ran over an autonomous robot
A TikTok video taken at the University of Kentucky caught an autonomous delivery robot trying to cross the street. Unfortunately, on this trip, it...
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Theater owners are already taking a victory lap in the fight for where movies screen
During this week’s CinemaCon, the National Association of Theatre Owners’ annual convention, prominent figures from the film and exhibition...
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Taking NYC’s temperature with a thermal camera
A phenomenon called the urban heat island effect makes cities hotter than their more rural neighbors. Scientists use satellites and thermal cameras...
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IRL is a new social network taking on Facebook groups
IRL raised a $170 million round of funding that values the startup at roughly $1 billion. The app is a Facebook groups competitor that combines...
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Twitter is once again taking your requests for a blue verification badge
Twitter has reopened verification applications after pausing them last week. The pause, which went in place on Friday, came just eight days after the...
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AT&T’s Discovery deal is about taking on Disney Plus
AT&T is spinning off WarnerMedia and merging it with Discovery, creating a new media giant that’s well-positioned to take on Disney Plus. Early...
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Ford starts taking $100 deposits for new F-150 Lightning
Ford’s F-150 Lightning has just been revealed, and you can reserve one at Ford’s website. A refundable deposit of $100 is required. Orders can be...
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Tesla stops taking Bitcoin for vehicle purchases, citing environmental harm
Tesla has stopped accepting bitcoin as payment for its cars out of concern that it will contribute to greater consumption of fossil fuels, according...
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